There was no shortage of musical talent in 2017, and bite-sized EPs from Rams, Littlefoot, Haasan Barclay, Lilith, and more prove so.
SUPERSTAR OR SUPER STUDENT: JACLYN WALSH OF DUMP HIM ROCKS HARD AND LEARNS HARD
The key to balancing a band and academia is simple: make a wacky schedule, live your life when you wanna, and go on tour whenever you can.
COACH FEST 2: ESCAPE REALITY WITH HALFSOUR, BAT HOUSE, PEOPLE LIKE YOU, AND MORE
Because sometimes you need a day full of music to feel okay.
SWEET AND HALFSOUR: THE GRUMBLED CHARM OF BOSTON’S RISING POWER POP TRIO
Local trio halfsour talk about social graces, city betrayal, and the pros of boredom.
FITZ FEST: REGIONAL ROCK GETS LOUD
Dirty Dishes, Funeral Advantage, Daephne, Black Beach, and more headline the return of Fitz Fest.
A DIY STATE OF MIND: CHANGE, EXPERIMENTATION, AND THE GREAT LADYFEST GIG
The transitional time for Boston’s can-do attitude sees women getting the spotlight.
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: DAEPHNE REINVENT THEMSELVES FOR DEBUT LP
Rising act daephne ditch ’90s emo for dark grunge before they leave for the west coast.
